Weekly Course Schedule – Summer 2018

IS 590 - PMO (Meets Wednesday Evenings Online)

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Week 5 (June 10 – June 16)



Tuesday, June 12   (7:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M., Our normal Blackboard Collaborate Ultra classroom)
Optional Session
Online Lab Session
Every Tuesday evening, we will have an optional Online Lab Session using the Blackboard Collaborate Ultra platform. These sessions are a great opportunity to get help with your Team Project. Lab Sessions will take place in our normal Blackboard Collaborate Ultra classroom. Please use a headset.


Wednesday, June 13   (6:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M., Blackboard Collaborate Ultra)
Class Session 5
Topics
  • Agile Project: Planning Week
  • Formal Project Management (Week 1 of 7)
  • Introduction to Project Management (Schwalbe Chapter 1)
  • The Project Management and Information Technology Context (Schwalbe Chapter 2)
Required Readings
  • Schwalbe Chapter 1 (Introduction to Project Management)
  • Schwalbe Chapter 2 (The Project Management and Information Technology Context)
Required Recordings
Other Resources
Quiz Assignments Due
  • Chapter 1 Practice Quiz (Optional)
    Quiz Activity Name: Schwalbe Chapter 1 Practice Quiz
  • Chapter 2 Practice Quiz (Optional)
    Quiz Activity Name: Schwalbe Chapter 2 Practice Quiz
Class Discussion Prep
  • Team Meetings
    Teams are expected to hold "Daily Scrum" meetings at least twice per week. One meeting will take place during class each week using breakout rooms. Teams are expected to hold at least one other meeting during the week. Meetings can be easily held by creating a breakout room within the Drop In Room on Blackboard Collaborate.
  • Team Status Briefing
    Following the "Daily Scrum" session that takes place during class, one member of the team will brief the class on the status of the team's project.